Clasp



Patent'ecl Mar. 19, 1929.

Price.

cAaLJ.: THIM, or Loean, U'rAH.

- GLASP.

Application filed November 7, 1927. Serial No.'231,595.

This invention relates to clasps or buckles, and more particularly to a clasp or buckle especially designed for` use in =connection a comparatively small cost so that itfmay be with supporting belts, garters or the like, and aims to provide a novel form of clasp or buckle so constructed thatnoportion of the metal of which the clasp or buckleis formed, will touch the body of the user.

An important object of the invention 1s to provide a clasp or buckle of this type lncluding` a pair of prongs so` arranged that the articles supported thereby will be held or supportedin a spread condition so that the article Will not roll to the discomfort of the user.

A still further object of the inventioiris the provision of a clasp or buckle which may be stamped from sheet metal by a single stamping operation, thereby providing a device of this character which may be made at cheaply sold to vthe public. p

VVith the foregoing and otherobjects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of partsand in the details of construction hereinafter described and claiined, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made Within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the' invention.,

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view showing 'a buckle constructed in accordance with the invention and secured to a supporting strap.

Figure 2 is a Vertical seotional view through the bucklefand supporting strap.

Fio'ure 3'is a )ers oective view of the clas'n.

or buckle.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the Vdevice includes a main or body portion 5,

which'is formed of a length of substantially wide sheet metal, the same being provided with lateral extensions 6 bentl upwardly and inwardly as at 7 definingfkeepers 'for the prongs 8 that are formed by bending a length of metal intermediate its ends as. clearly shown 'by Figure 1.

The body portionis stamped in such a. way that bearings 9 are provided in which the prongs are pivotally mounted, the intermediate portion. of the prongs being curved as at 10 to prevent lateral movement of the prongs with respect to the base 5, andl to also place the prongs 8 under tension and cause them to be normally urged into close engagementwith the keepers 7 The prongs'S are offset at points adjacent to the outer ends of the bearings 9,'.so that of the body portion is an extension 13 formed with an eye so that threads may bc passed' o 10 1 12 may be secured, while at the opposite end V therethrough to secureV the clasp or buckle to' i its supporting Strap.

The supporting strap is indicated by the numeral 14 and may hang down from .a suitable supporting` belt or a garter where it may be secured to the I claim: A buckle including a body portion formed article to be supported.

' of sheet metal and .having lateral extcnsions formed adjacent to one end thereof,l said eX- keepcrs, bearings adja'cent: to ,the opposite end of the body portion, prongsincluding a` vtensions being jcurved inwardlv` defining a w centralportion fitted in the bearin'gs and having outwardly extended. offset .portions adjacent to the out-er ends of the bearings to add resiliency to the prongs7 Aand said central portion being curved at points between the bearings to engage the body portion'to restrict movement of the prongs. a

In testimony' that I yclaim the foregoingv as my own, I have here'to affixed my signature. w

` oARL J. THIM. 'p

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